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UNITED sTATEs PATENT OFFiOE.

H. T. ANTHONY AND F. PIIOEBUS, OF NEW' `YORK, N. Y.

PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUM.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 32,404, dated May 28, 1861.

To all whom it may concern: Y

Be it known that we, HENRY T. ANTHONY and FRANK PHoEBUs, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Photo graphic Albums; aiidwe do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being made to the, annexed drawing, making a partof this specification, in which- Figure I is a` perspective view of our improved album, partly in section. Fig. II represents a transverse section of one o the leaves.

Similar letters indicate similar parts throughout the figures.

This improvement consists in an improvedmethod of constructing the leaves for the reception of the pictures. These leaves, in all albums constructed for this purpose, are required to be thick enough to lallow of the formation of a recessed space within the leaf wherein to bed the photograph and not have that rise above the general surface of the leaf. In order to insert thepictures each of these leaves is either split Open from its outer edge, or it has a slot in its end through which to admit the slips of cardboard having upon them the photographs. The rst of these methods has this objection, that the pictures are not securely fastened in the leaf unless the split portion is pasted down, and this necessarily prevents changing the pictures at will. If inserted on a card-board through a slot, it has been usual to have a piece of this to ll the slot,

inserted when the leaf was made, so as conceal the uneven appearance, thus adding to the cost.

By our improvement the picture may be readily inserted within the split leaves and in the pair of photographs are also as usual,

but the flap or split of the leaf is attached differently, and herein consists our improvement. The flap has its free edge toward the back of the book so that when the book is laid open this inner edge may be lifted up by the finger and the pair of photographs inserted in their place in the recess; the flaps will, when let go,drop flat, and lie parallel with the other part of the leaf. In this arrangement, the pictures are se curely kept in place, while the facility of removal and change of views at will is obtained, and they may be permanently sealed if desired, by pasting as in the old method.

We claim- Forming the leaves for a photographic album by securing the flap, or split portion, at that edge which will be outermost when said leaves are bound, thus causing the free edges of the flap to be presented toward the back of the` book, whereby those will be kept down upon the photograph without the need of paste or cement, as described.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto subscribed our names.

HENRY T. ANTHONY. FRANK PHOEBUs.

Witnesses: Y l

JOSEPH P. PiRssoN, S. I-I. MAYNARD. 

